Bennett, whose sales had nosedived in recent years, was coming under pressure from his record label to take a more contemporary approach.
This album demonstrated that be was willing to bend, but not break.
The title song, a hit earlier in the year for Sammy Davis, Jr., "What The World Needs Now Is Love" (in a ludicrous swing arrangement), and "Alfie" were current pop material, which Bennett covered gamely, but it was songs like the Gershwins' "They All Laughed" that he obviously felt more comfortable with.
Bennett's real failure to deal with contemporary pop was most apparent on his version of Andre and Dory Previn's "Theme From Valley of the Dolls," on which he just sang his way through the hesitant, fragmented, uncertain lyric as though it was a dramatic ballad on the scale of "Who Can I Turn To.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | I've Gotta Be Me (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Over The Sun (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Play It Again, Sam (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Alfie (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Baby Don't You Quit Now (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | That Night (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | They All Laughed (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | A Lonely Place (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Whoever You Are, I Love You (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Theme From "Valley Of The Dolls" (2011 Remaster) | Tony Bennett | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 35 mins | 82 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 220 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Bennett | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | John Bunch | Piano |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |